CD reviews: >Aurora

Taking her cues from the brand of brittle electronica peddled by fellow Scandinavians Bjork and Robyn, Norwegian songstress Aurora Asknes emerges with her full-length debut.

Announced by the swirl of lead-single Runaway, whose hushed, skittery tones are not a million miles removed from Ellie Goulding's ethereal synth-pop, Demons is at once exuberant and enigmatic, ranging from Conqueror's soaring battle-cry to the cellophane-wrapped Winter Bird.

• >Aurora. All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend. Liberator Music.

Three stars (out of five)

Single download: Running with the Wolves
For those who like: Scandinavian songbirds, Ellie Goulding.

- John Hayden

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